ADVENTURE LEISURE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-18 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+95.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-11.2% vs 2023
Employees
323
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£208K
-122.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- ADVENTURE LEISURE LIMITED 2013-06-20 → present
- BURHILL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1993-08-03 → 2013-06-20
- LADYHILL FARMING LIMITED 1984-08-03 → 1993-08-03
- FERRYMORE LIMITED 1984-07-02 → 1984-08-03
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £15,183,664 | £16,195,268 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,179,439 | £177,886 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,775,608 | — | £910,858 | -£208,433 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,554,698 | — | £366,734 | -£508,263 | |
| Cash | — | £867,164 | — | £805,898 | £1,577,750 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £7,176,496 | £7,008,570 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £4,553,975 | £4,045,712 | |
| Equity | £2,632,543 | £4,187,241 | £4,187,241 | £4,553,975 | £4,045,712 | |
| Average employees | — | 256 | — | 310 | 323 | |
| Wages | — | £4,076,867 | — | £3,969,663 | £4,594,858 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 7.8% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.4% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 16.4% | 2.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.20x | 0.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4.39x | 0.46x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have reviewed the Group and Company cash flow forecasts and based on their best assessment believe that the Group and the Company will have sufficient financing in place to ensure cash flow requirements are satisfied for at least the next twelve months. As such, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Opening of the new Mr Mulligans site in Hemel Hempstead, growing brand presence.”
- “Supporting the continuous training of front line and support office staff to ensure compliance with the highest possible operating standards.”
- “Supporting high levels of Health and Safety standards and training.”
- “Implementation of a comprehensive Human Resources Information System.”
- “Secure the Group's sustainability credentials by supporting the development and implementation of its Environmental, Social and Governance plan.”
- “Continuing investment in Leisure locations to ensure high standards of health and safety combined with excellence in customer experience.”
- “Ongoing financial decisions relating to cashflow management, the efficient use of resources, ongoing capital investment and settlement of obligations with customers and suppliers on a timely basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLIVE, Edward George | Director | 2026-01-07 | Mar 1968 | British |
| THOMPSON, Simon Edward | Director | 2024-12-06 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONLAN, James | Secretary | 2006-09-28 | 2025-07-31 |
| FIFIELD, Clifford John | Secretary | 1999-04-14 | 2001-01-31 |
| LAMPARD, Kevin David | Secretary | — | 1999-04-14 |
| STEVEN, Kenneth Charles | Secretary | 2001-02-01 | 2006-09-28 |
| CONLAN, James | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2025-07-31 |
| FIFIELD, Clifford John | Director | 1999-04-14 | 2001-01-31 |
| HOWARD, Robin Ivan | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2005-10-01 |
| LAMPARD, Kevin David | Director | — | 1999-04-14 |
| MARTIN, David Anthony | Director | — | 1998-09-11 |
| MAYES, Colin Michael | Director | 2006-07-04 | 2025-04-01 |
| MITCHELL, Patrick Nigel | Director | 1998-12-03 | 2006-07-31 |
| STEVEN, Kenneth Charles | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2006-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burhill Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-04-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.7%
£15,183,664 £16,195,268
-
Cash
+95.8%
£805,898 £1,577,750
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-11.2%
£4,553,975 £4,045,712
-
Employees
+4.2%
310 323
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-84.9%
£1,179,439 £177,886
-
Profit before tax
-122.9%
£910,858 -£208,433
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+15.7%
£3,969,663 £4,594,858
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers